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1
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What percentage of plasma is water?

A

90%

2
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What is included in plasma? (3 things)

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clotting factors, fibrinogen and antibodies

3
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lymphocytes are divided into what 2 categories?

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B cell (antibody) and T cell (hypersensitivity)

4
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What is the inheritance of sickle cell?

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autosomal recessive. so 2 carriers have a 1 in 4 chance of an affected or unaffected child. and a 1 in 2 chance that they will have a carrier.

5
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What is the inheritance of HS?

A

autosomal dominant, but only one abnormal gene is needed for the disorder to express itself so the chance is 50/50

6
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Inheritance pattern of Fanconi Anemia?

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autosomal recessive. 1/4 chance it will affect the child if both parents are carriers

7
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Patient with anemia and some physical anomalies including short stature, skin pigmentation, upper limb deformities, microcephaly (and could have GI/renal and cardiac issues). Which type of anemia?

A

Fanconis

8
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What is the percent chance people with Fanconi’s end up progressing to MDS or AML?

A

50%

9
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Which cell lines are affected with fanconis?

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All 3

10
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What does a chromosomal breakage study diagnose?

A

Fanconis anemia

11
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What is the cure for Fanconi’s anemia?

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transplant - 66% survival with matched donors, 29% with unrelated matched

12
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What is an early sign of Schwachman Diamond syndrome?

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Pancreatic insufficiency - fatty foul smelling stools due to fatty infiltration.

13
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Short stature, bone deformities, pancreatic insufficiency, FTT and bone marrow failure would likely be which type of anemia?

A

Schwachman Diamond

14
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Schwachman Diamond is what type of inheritance?

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autosomal recessive

15
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Which diseases include an increased risk for MDS/AML and require regular bone marrow biopsies?

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(Schwachman Diamond, Fanconi’s, for the BMs) dyskeratosis congenita, diamond blackfan anemia, congenital neutropenias

16
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Hyperpigmentation (trunk, neck, face), nail dystrophy (ridges in the nails and distorted, weak fingernails) and leukoplakia (which patches in cheeks) can be part of which syndrome? What happens as a result of this syndrome?

A

Dyskeratosis congenita, the severe inherited form. Progressive bone marrow failure is part of this in the second decade of life usually. often it is thrombocytopenia first.

17
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What is an example of pure red cell aplasia?

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diamond blackfan. cell defect kills RBC precursers.

18
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Diamond blackfan anemia is inherited how?

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autosomal dominant.

19
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50% of people with diamond blackfan have these features:

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deformities of hands, short stature, snub nose, thick upper lip, light hair, wide set eyes. some

20
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Macrocytic anemia with low or absent retic (sometimes high plt and mild neutropenia) is which disease?

A

Diamond Blackfan anemia

21
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What is the treatment for diamond blackfan anemia?

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Steroids, then tapered down until possibly discontinued. supportive transfusions. only cure is transplant. many have remissions while weaning steroids-fails often.

22
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What to watch for with diamond blackfan patients?

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iron overload, steroid side effects (including decreased response to puberty, impaired immunity, bone density loss, etc).

23
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Pallor, fatigue, heart murmur preceeded by viral illness. Low hgb and retic. What is this?

A

TEC, resolves in 4-6 weeks, etiology unknown

24
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What is Kostmann syndrome?

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severe congenital neutropenia, more common with Middle Eastern descent

25
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Possible causes of autoimmune neutropenia?

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post infections like Parvo, lupus, ALPS,

26
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Treatment for autoimmune neutropenia?

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usually not required, can use GCSF or IVIG as needed

27
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What is the difference between warm agglutinins and cold agglutinins? Which is more life threatening?

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Warm - antibodies destroy RBCs at normal body temp. Rapid and life threatening
Cold - antibodies activate below normal body temp - mild, self limiting, need warm blood if transfused.

28
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Acute symptoms: Low coombs, low hgb, high retic and bili, jaundice, splenomegaly. abnormally shaped RBCs. Possible diagnosis?

A

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

29
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Why do patients with automimmune hemolytic anemia have dark urine?

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high bili and jaundice due to lysing RBCs.

30
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Treatment for autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

A

high dose steroids and IVIG. may need transfusions and splenectomy. Plasmapharesis may work but probably temporary.

31
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What is PNH?

A

an acquired hemolytic anemia. life threatening. It is a result of a mutation in the PIGA gene.

32
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What is a treatment option for PNH?

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transplant. or immunosuppression like aplastic anemia. could also use Solris, a monoclonal antibody

33
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How is G6PD diagnosed?

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usually on newborn screen. prolonged jaundice

34
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What does a pyruvate kinase deficiency cause?

A

hemolytic anemia.

35
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Pt with anemia and thrombocytopenia after infectious diarrhea which led to acute renal failure could have

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HUS. most common cause of ARF in children.

36
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What 3 factors cause vaso-occlusive crisis in SCD?

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ischedmia due to vessel occlusion, endothelial damage, local inflammation

37
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What leads to 25% of all SCD deaths?

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ACS

38
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SCD - pain crisis, pneumonia, prior episode of ACS and underlying pulmonary disease are all risk factors for?

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ACS. lungs occluded with sickled RBCs leads to rapid deterioration of respiratory function.

39
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Why consider neuropsych testing for SCD?

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dleayed learning, possible silent infarcts

40
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How is thalassemia inherited?

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autosomal recessive. one or more gene mutations.

41
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For alpha thal - what are the 4 types? (one is asymptomatic, one has mild/microcytic anemia, one has mild to severe anemia and one is lethal)

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a thal silent carrier - asymptomatic
a thal trait - mild anemia
HbH - mild to severe anemia
Hydrops fetalis - lethal

42
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Alpha thal vs beta thal - which is usually a deletion and which is usually a mutation?

A

alpha thal - degrees of deletion

beta thal - degrees of mutation

43
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Normal amount of a chains but not enough B chains results in an excess of a chains and leads to hemolysis. Which disease?

A

beta thal

44
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Which beta thal is asymptomatic with mild anemia? which is moderate anemia? which is severe and transfusion dep?

A

minor (trait), intermedia, and major.

45
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What 2 factors are major contributers to cardiac disease and endocrinopathies in thalassemia?

A

iron overload and poor chelation.

46
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Pt has a normal PT and prolonged PTT, which bleeding disorder?

A

hemophilia

47
Q

Lymphoproliferative disorders, wilms tumors, lupus, heartdisease and valproic acid can lead to which disorder?

A

acquired VwB

48
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Patient with elevated D Dimer, low platelets and ATIII, and prolonged PT/PTT?

A

DIC

49
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Treatment of DIC?

A

FFP/cryo, transfuse RBC/plt if needed, ventilator/dialysis if needed, and treat underlying cause